Projectile.



H. P. LOUDEN, SR.

PROJECTILE.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.2. 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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HERMAN P. LOUDEN, SR., OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

PROJECTILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1s, 1919.

Application filed August 2, 1917. Serial No. 184,149.

To all whom t may concer/n Be it known that I, HERMAN P. LoUDEN, Sr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of'Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Projectile, of which the following a specification.

My invention which relates generally to improvements in projectiles and assembled ammunition, more specifically has for its purpose to provide an improved tubular shell or projectile especially adapted for submarine purposes and so designed whereby it can be guided through the water in a direct line and under a great speed subsequent to being discharged.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tubular member which may be shaped for being used as a projectile or as an attachment `to the standard shapes of projectiles.

As is well known to those skilled in this art, the standard forms of projectiles haw ing either spherical, cylindrical, or conical heads, when projected from a gun barrel, through air or water, meet with great resistance due to the consequent friction while engaging the medium which it must displace, and the formation of a partial vacuum created at the rear thereof, which tends to retard the speed of such projectile.

Again, standard forms of projectiles o1 shells having heads shaped as before mentioned, when directed to pass into the water or onto a sandy base, unless the line of direction is at or near a right angle, the projectile or shell is deiiected and frequently ricochets along the surface of the water or sand.

My said invention consists in the peculiar construction of parts hereinafter described, specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved shell or projectile.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a standard type of shell or projectile shaped for receiving my tubular shell attachment.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the tubular shell attachment.

Fig. 5 illustrates the manner in which a shell embodying my improvements is caused to cleave into the water that strikes against the head end thereof.

In its generic nature, my improved shell construction embodies a shell body 1 of standard type that is equipped with a tubular extension 2, the outer end of which is beveled to produce a sharp edged nose for easily cleaving the water, sand or other medium through which it is passing and also to readily cut into and through the object at which it is projected.

In the practical application of my invention, my attachment is in the nature of a tubular body 2 adapted for being utilized as an attachment for the standard type of shells and, when thus adapted, the tubular body 2 is made of sheet metal and of a diameter to snugly slip onto the shell, as indicated in Fig. 2, and when thus applied,

the shell 1 is trimmed down to leave an annular abutment or shoulder la against which the inner end of the tubular body 1 rests, when operatively applied to the shell.

When used as an attachment for shells as' in Figs. 2 and 5, the front or nose end of the tubular body 2 is provided with apertures 17--17 to allow for a free discharge of the water that enters against the nose of the shell, to thereby reduce tendency of retarding the speed of the shell and, since the apertures extend around the nose of the body 1, the straight forward movement of the shell is not affected.

By applying the perforated body 1 with the cleaving front or nose end, a shell when directed at an object, a submarine as indicated in Fig. 5, will take the course indicated by the arrow in the said figure, it being understood the outer tubular body assists in effecting destruction of the object hit by the shell.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the advantages and the general application of my invention will be readily understood.

It will be observed that when the same is utilized as a projectile or shell, that it is adapted to be used in guns without necessitating any alteration in the construction thereof. Furthermore, by simply omitting the closure member that is necessary when using the device as a shell, the shell is readily adapted as an attachment for the standard types of shells or projectiles.

What I claim is:

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